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F-MAN Pool Project: Innovative Wagon Management Solutions for Europe

The F-MAN Pool Project aims to develop advanced modules for tracking, tracing, data processing, and asset management of wagons across Europe. Funded by the EU, the project involves collaborative efforts from major rail and software companies, enabling the field testing of innovative software tools by March 2004. The goal is to enhance wagon management through better asset control, reduce empty wagons, and streamline operations with real-time data management. This includes developing a billing system, marketing excess capacities, and virtual access for location control, optimizing efficiency in a liberalized rail market.

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F-MAN Pool Project: Innovative Wagon Management Solutions for Europe

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  1. F - MAN Pool- Concept - Dipl.-Ing. Eckhard Kuhla Project Manager EKonsult GmbH ++ 49 8105-777838 ek@ekonsult.de 20.04.2004

  2. Project F-MAN • Goals • Development of 3 modules (Tracking / Tracing, Data Processing, Asset Management) • Europe wide testing of a prototype • Development of the F-MAN Pool - tool set • Financed by EU • Members: CP, SNCF (via SIGMA), SZ (via PI), Software-, Telecom - companies, Universities • Project running time: 01.10.2001 – 30.09.2004 • Status: • Software tools ready • Start field testing 1.3.04

  3. Background EUROP – Pool cancelled without substitution Wagonlink(Railion etc) project also stopped EC is pushing „New Wagon Status“: a „liberalized“ RIV (like P-Wagons), New private RUs are entering the market, thus: New wagon management solutions are needed

  4. F-Man Pool Concept (1) 1. Phase (pricing)2. Phase (operation) Bid Offer POOL • Dedicated wagons at • Different locations • Type oriented „OUT“ „IN“ „loaded“ „empty“ • Goals • reducing the empties • asset control • Preconditions • virtual access (location control) • physical access (operation) • „IN“ / „OUT“ - pool control (for the accounting system) • loaded / empty control (optional)

  5. F-MAN Pool Concept (2) • Management by „Wagon Pool Ltd.“ (example) • „Wagon Pool Ltd.“ (WAP): like a bank marketing the exceeding capacities of the members, • Pool Manager is payed for yield management • Contracting between RU and the Pool Manager („pool dedication“) • Contract time • fees, pay/payback process • revenue participation of RU • Price calculation per transaction via • „bid / offer“ – process or • fixed fee usage (time / mileage based) • Automatic starting of the billing process (from „OUT  IN“) • After „IN“ (- Pool) information: return trip to location of empties / next usage

  6. Tools • - Telematic box for position / status information(On Board Terminal) • Decision support with • Business rules for the • bid /offer procedure and • defined access / exit rules • management incentives to create win/win situation • Billing capabilities as a function of • status indication • pool usage time • transportation prices for the empties (based on „New wagon status“)

  7. Added Value • Compared with former pool experiences: • revenue oriented management of empties • financial asset control via real time management (by OBT), provided by • automatic billing for • cost allocation to changing users and differentiation of cost mode (loaded / empty) with • productivity control and higher wagon availability • commercial incentives creates win/win situation for the pool participants and WAP (US-example: TTX) • broader scale of empties creates quicker allocations ( economy of scale)

  8. Problem / Solutions • Pool Access only via wagons with an OBT • Matter of a Business Case for the wagon owner • Balancing between own usage and pool operation • Selection of short-, medium-, and long termed pool contract • Geographical gap between location of empties and loading terminal, unbalanced volume flows •  Optimisation tool available by F-MAN (distance based) • „Sufficient“ free wagon capacities (critical mass?) • Case to Case solutions (commodity dependant) Pool wagons are „revenue units“

  9. F-MAN at your Service • Please feel free to visit us on our web page www.fman.org or phone us: ++ 49 8105 777838 • We would be happy to present our concept, ideas and experiences. Thank you!

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